Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2014, 3:46 AM CDT for Edwards County, Kinney County, Maverick County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014, 3:46 AM CDT (08:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2014, 6:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brackettville, TX | SOME RESIDENTS IN BRACKETVILLE ARE BEING EVACUATED FROM HOMES. ON GOING HEAVY RAIN HAS RESULTED IN RADAR ESTIMATES OF 10 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE LAST 8 TO 10 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 32 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KEWX 200846
FFWEWX
TXC137-271-323-201145-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0021.140620T0846Z-140620T1145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
346 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
KINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPOFFORD...BRACKETTVILLE...
MAVERICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUEMADO...
* UNTIL 645 AM CDT
* AT 336 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO
REPORT FLASH FLOODING AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES FROM EARLIER
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN KINNEY AND NORTHERN MAVERICK
COUNTIES...WHERE A WIDESPREAD 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL
OCCURRED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 15 INCHES. TRAVEL IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THIS AREA...AS
DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS SHIFTING NORTH INTO NORTHERN KINNEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL
BE POSSIBLE...PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AMANDA...
STANDART...ANACACHO...ALAMO VILLAGE AND CARTA VALLEY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 2891 10065 2909 10068 2911 10072 2933 10073
2934 10071 2987 10070 2974 10012 2899 10011
2881 10056
$$1 follow-up statement
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WGUS74 KEWX 200957
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
457 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
TXC137-201001-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140620T1145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EDWARDS TX-
457 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
EDWARDS COUNTY...
THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE WEAKENING AND MOVING INTO
VAL VERDE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ACROSS EDWARDS
COUNTY.
LAT...LON 2891 10065 2909 10068 2911 10072 2933 10073
2934 10071 2962 10070 2962 10013 2899 10011
2882 10057
$$
TXC271-323-201145-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140620T1145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KINNEY TX-MAVERICK TX-
457 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR
MAVERICK AND KINNEY COUNTIES...
AT 445 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT
SEVERAL FLOODED HIGHWAYS AND FARM TO MARKET ROADS ACROSS KINNEY AND
NORTHERN MAVERICK COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...SOME RESIDENTS WERE BEING
EVACUATED FROM HOMES IN BRACKETVILLE DUE TO FLOODING.
DESPITE THE HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...FLASH
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING GIVEN THE EARLIER
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL. BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES FELL
ACROSS NORTHERN MAVERICK AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL KINNEY
COUNTIES...WITH RADAR ESTIMATING A POCKET OF 15 TO 18 INCHES
POSSIBLE NEAR THE COUNTY LINE. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED THROUGH
THE EARLIER MORNING AS DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING
CONTINUES.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AMANDA...
STANDART...BRACKETTVILLE AND ALAMO VILLAGE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 2891 10065 2909 10068 2911 10072 2933 10073
2934 10071 2962 10070 2962 10013 2899 10011
2882 10057
$$
76The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 15 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick | 110 min |
| Jun 20, 10:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 10 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 21 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.